Clinical Experiences FAQs

The first clinical rotation is seven weeks long in an outpatient orthopedic setting in the summer. The second and third rotations are six and eight weeks long in the
summer of the second year. These placements are in an acute care hospital and a neuro
rehabilitation clinic or hospital setting. The fourth and final clinical rotation
is fifteen weeks in the spring semester of the third year. Students can choose from
a variety of settings.

Our program has numerous contracts with sites in the Chattanooga area as well as
all over the United States. In some instances, the Director of Clinical Education
can also work with students to secure contracts in new areas where UTC does not currently
have placements/ contracts.

Students are provided a list of available sites for each of the experiences, and they
submit their preferences. All students will be assigned to a site outside our area
for at least one of the experiences at the end of the second year.